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Bought this today via ebay UK, and there's two bodies in the box, what a bonus. I can now build two!

Cheers Larry.

Thanks Bo.

Cheers Atin.

Set up as a National Rally contender taking into consideration it's age, but still using the factory decals. The front end paintwork had to be replaced 3 times due to constant heavy orange-peel and therefore cleaning off and re-applying. In the final application, automotive primer was used to solve the problem. The rest of the body was unaffected and of high gloss finish throughout! The kit being quite old but the Airfix decal sheet and the lay-up onto the body were first class in their finish!

Thanks Yordan. Oh the engine is a YAMAHA, but there's no edit on the initial post.

Thanks Bruce, yes I've had the mechanics/leisure figures set for about 5 years and only just got round to using them. And yes it took a time carefully painting them!

Thanks Phil. I was a race/airfield marshall at the Silverstone Circuit about 5 miles from here for nearly 25 years, so saw F1 cars pretty often, and a host of most other classes and MotoGP or 500 GP as it was with Barry Sheene etc! We've visited our eldest son a number of times in Canada both Manitoba and Alberta. But he came here with his wife at Christmas which was good.

Thanks guys, yes Dann it's 1/24th.

Cheers Darryl.

Thanks Ismael.

Thanks David, yes I've had a combined mechanics and civilian figures set and had no interest in using it, but now it seems to work.

Thanks Gramps46.

Thanks Larry.

Yes engine, gearbox, suspension, driveshafts, brakes... I've since 'blued' the exhaust to show heat in the pipes.

Built box stock adding seatbelts, helmet visor, and Fujimi mechanics. This is a test version without the factory red bodywork or driver race numbers.

Built box stock with the addition of seatbelts, helmet visor, various tools and Fujimi mechanics. It is in testing form prior to the body, sidepods, and nosecone being in the factory red colour and the race numbers signifying which team driver. This is also below in the diorama section of the forum.

Should be right hand drive though! No whatever you want. Brilliant to see a good old British sports car, well done, and look forward to the build.

Got this in the post from the YSA only 4 weeks delivery......... Helps with extra insight into weathering etc.

Cheers Larry.

Thanks guys.

Thank you my friends.

Thanks guys, and yes muddy up the tyres!

Thanks guys.

In the UK most of what we call our High Streets have been reduced to Charity Shops, Estate Agents, Hairdressers/Barbers and coffee shops. The big Supermarkets, Tesco, Morrison Sainburys, Asda etc have taken all of the customers out of town with huge stores being built. The landlords have hiked up the rents here so steep, small traders (hobby shops) don't have the money any longer to rent. There are no large chain stores of model shops as most have gone out of business who have refused to accept online trading. A small newspaper shop in town has moved from one side of the street to another due to his rent review increase being too big, and the other landlord offering a cut price rent to fill his premises. The new rent deal for his old shop(still empty after nearly twelve months) is £1100 per month plus electricity, refuse collection and water. On top of that the new tenant has to pay nearly the same as his rent for business shop rates to the local council. So £2000 approx is to be paid on top of shop fittings and stock of whatever he is trading in. As it might be a new business start-up he can't get any credit so has to pay for his fittings and stock in cash! By two sons were very good at BMX racing and I looked at setting them up with a bike shop when they left school That was in the mid 1980's and we looked at the proposition and I needed £50,000 just for the first year with no profit, therefore no wages for them!